The Yankees, whose Opening Day payroll was $197,962,289, stumble into ALCS Game 3 having failed to score in 20 of 21 inning in the first two games. Here's our projection of the Yankees' Game 3 starting lineup Noah K. Murray, US Presswire

LF Ichiro Suzuki: Hitting .273 (9 of 33) with 1 home run and
5 RBI in seven postseason games. Suzuki was acquired by the Yankees in July
and earned $18M this year. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports

2B Robinson Cano: Hitting .063 (2 of 32) with zero home runs
and 4 RBI in seven postseason games. His 26 at-bat hitless streak is the longest in postseason history. Cano earned $14M this season. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports

SS Jayson Nix: Hitting .286 (2 of 7) with zero home runs and
zero RBI in four postseason games. Nix made $438,100 in 2011. No salary data
was available because he was not on an opening day roster. Noah K. Murray, US Presswire

Derek
Jeter was hitting .333 (9 of 27) with zero home runs, 2 RBI and 10 strikeouts in
six postseason games. He earned $15.729M this year. Jeter is out for remainder
of the playoffs with a broken left ankle. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports